16 dic 1773 anni - 1773 - Boston Tea Party

Descrizione:

A ship loaded with tea couldn’t dock because of interference by the Sons of Liberty → however, it couldn’t leave the harbor or Hutchinson would sink it
Hutchinson says if tea is not unloaded in two weeks, he’ll do it himself
People dressed as Native Americans sneak onto the boat and throw the tea overboard ($1.5 million worth) a day before the deadline
The British government can’t prosecute but is still stuck because they can’t just pretend nothing happened
This leads them to decide to collectively punish the colony of Massachusetts